Week 1: Quotation Finder : Jason Breslow :
“It goes by many names: “The Crises,” “The Dark Years,” “The walking Plague,” as well as newer and more “hip” titles such as “World War Z” or “Z War One.”
“The bite radius and teeth marks had to have come from a small or possibly young, human being.”
“They were trapped between their infections and being rounded up and “treated” by their own government.”
“Isn’t it the only way to annihilate us as well?”
“Most of its military measures were almost line for line in step with our own”
Group Summary : Alex Tang : We got together and David Little Hale started to discuss where we were in the book and some things some of us didn’t understand. We then started to talk about how it all started, and then we started talking about the people and characters in the book. Brian asks his questions for his weekly job and we discuss those questions and answer them. Jason discusses his quotes that he found important or interesting in the book and we we discussing why it was important or interesting.
Questions : Brian Wertheim: 1) What tense is the book written in? It is written in the past tense. 2) What are all of the characters reflecting on? The Zombie War. 3) Where did the epidemic start? Old Duchang, China. 4) What continent is the only place that hasn’t been infected by the epidemic so far that we know of? Australia 5) What was Phalanx and what was it supposed to do? Was a vaccine that didn’t work, it was supposed to prevent the epidemic from spreading.
Week 2
Jason Breslow - Questions -
Are the zombies passive or agressive? They are aggressive and will hunt the people.
Does the government evacuate people to safety? Yes they take them to a safe place.
Do they know where it all started? They know it started in China with subject zero's bite.
Are the zombies easy to kill? The only way to kill them is the brain.
Is it easy to follow the story? It isn't complicated, however the book is a mix of flashbacks, interviews and is continuously changing people and places.
Alex Tang - Leader - The language in this book is fairly easy to read. There is not too many unknown words. When reading this book, it has some vulgar language, but it is mostly conversational interviews of people who experienced zombies. Therefore, this book is fairly easy to read with only little difficulty. There are no words that we don't understand, or at least little words that aren't understood.The only thing is that same names of Place or people are some things that we don't know. This book is probably better off for 9th grade and up because of its vulgar language and interpretation of governments.
David Littlehale - Quotes - That little voice in the back of your head that just keeps squeaking "Oh shit, oh shit."
It was a f*kin' meat grinder, a wood chipper, organic matter clouding like sawdust above the horde. They came by the thousands, spilling over the freeway guardrails, down the side streets, around the houses, through them... so many of them, their moans so loud they echoed right through our hoods.
Brian Wertheim - Summary We discussed the topic of language in this book. We said that it has easy language to comprehend. It has parts that contain vulgar language, which is why we did not recommend it for students under 9th grade.
David shared his quotes from the section and Jason asked his questions. We discussed how to kill one of the zombies. The only way is to destroy the brain. They will continue to try to bite you even if they are missing the rest of their body. This was discussed by one of the characters as a zombie head landed on him and it continue biting, until he curb stomped it and destroyed the brain.
Week 3
Group leader - Brian Wertheim
The mood of the characters right now is bad. They are fighting endless waves of zombies and conventional methods used by the Army do not work against zombies, only against humans. Morale is low, as it looks like there is no hope for mankind.
Summary - Jason Breslow
We started by summarizing the book together. David was the main contributor and we all pitched in details. After everyone had a full understanding of what happened, we started asking each other questions. We took turns answering and when someone was confused we re-read that part and answered it. After questions we go over our parts for the week.
Brian started by bringing up the mood or tone of the book. We talked about this for a while and came to the conclusion that it is a dull tone and almost a depressing mood. Humanity looks like it is in trouble and there is death and zombies everywhere. We looked at some quotes and they were a mix of funny and horrific. After that we just talked about what can happen next. There isn't a whole lot that can happen now, just more survivors stories. The book keeps us interested though.
Quotes - Alex Tang They were running low on supplies, thought that they could dig a tunnel under their undead attackers. What did they think this was, The Great Escape?
His moans were still echoing in my ears when I woke up.
Move your ass, you f*ing b*tch!
You take off running, jogging, or even speed walkin’.
Don’t worry about that now! Just get on the on-ramp and watch the f*ing grabbers!
Week 4
Questions- Alex Tang Why do they call the zombies Zack?
Why do they use the civilians as bait for the zombies?
Why did they say this isn’t something you can win?
Why did the guy with a tiger own a tiger?
What was significant about the tiger?
Quotes - Brian Wertheim
“You revere the “rebel,” the “rogue,” those who stand proudly apart from the masses.”
“With each and every one, our conversation turned to the crisis: “Did you hear that the Self Defense Force has been mobilized?”; ”The government’s going to have to declare a state of emergency””
“I knew I could never make it. The exhaustion, the pain, more than anything, I think, the anger at f up so badly.”
“Suddenly we became “the Arsenal of Victory.” We were the breadbasket, the manufacturing center, the training ground, and the springboard.”
“As we raced back to the boat, my wall of calm, my sense of security came crashing down around me. I knew that missile had come from one of our subs.”
Group Leader- Jason Breslow
A theme for our book would be survival. The whole book is surviving World War Z. And at some points they are normal people’s survival stories.Survival is seen even at parts of the book where the army takes over.
Week 5
Alex Tang - Group summary -We got together and we started to discuss where we were in the book and some things some of us didn’t understand that ended the book. We then started to talk about how it all started, then about how the book ended, and the conclusion of facts and then we started talking about the people. We started talking about the funny parts of the book too. We discussed the quotes and then answered questions and that is the end of this book club.
Brian Wertheim - Questions
Was zombie flesh toxic?
Yes
What did the armies use to help them find zombies?
They used dogs to sniff out the zombies.
At the end of the war, about how many zombies were they facing?
About 200 million zombies.
Why did the soldiers in Italy have to be careful about when they were shooting zombies in mines and other tunnel systems?
If the shot missed and struck a rock, it could spark and set the entire tunnel on fire, killing everyone.
What is the “hero city”?
It is New York
Jason Breslow - Quotes
"Two hundred million zombies"
"Everyone is a liar, everyone who claims that their campaign was the hardest of the entire war"
"At least these people let us in"
"There were mines and booby traps, some civilians, some laid during our bugout west"
"They dont blow up a human body, they take off a leg or an ankle or the family jewels"
Book Club Schedule
You should divide your book into 5 equal sections. For example, if your book has 100 pages, you should have five 20 page sections. You should read the appropriate section for each meeting.
Requirements:
PERSON A - GROUP LEADER - This group member will be responsible for both keeping the group on task throughout the meeting as well as responding to the week's topical questions, listed below.
PERSON B - QUOTATION FINDER - This group member will be responsible for finding 5 important, meaningful quotations from their section of the text. They will also facilitate a discussion regarding these quotations.
PERSON C - KEY QUESTIONER - This group member will be responsible for providing 5 open-ended questions regarding the week's reading section. These questions, and their responses, will be posted on the group's wiki.
PERSON D - GROUP SUMMARIZER - This group member will be responsible for posting a thorough, two-paragraph summary of the group's Friday meeting, to be posted on the group wiki no later than the Sunday following the meeting.
Groups will decide appropriate penalties for group members who fail to uphold their responsibilities.
NOTE: If your book club has three members, the roles B and C should be combined; if your book club has five members, two students should take the role of C (5 questions each).
Week One: December 17
Topic: Characters (Section 1 out of 5 of your text)
Assignment:
1. On your group's wiki page, describe the main characters in your text. What makes them interesting? What is their story or background? Why are you drawn to them? Conversely, are there any characters that you just cannot stand? Why not? (A)
2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques.
3. Person C should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page
4.Person D should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class.
Week Two: January 7
Topic: Language (Section 2 out of 5 of your text)
Assignment:
1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the type of language that your book contains. Is it easy to read? Conversational? "Classic"? Does it use a lot of words you don't understand? What grade level do you think the book is written at, and why? (B)
2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques.
3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class.
4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page
Week Three: January 14
Topic: Mood/Tone (section 3 out of 5 of your text)
Assignment:
1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the mood or tone of your book.What is the overriding emotion of this book? What examples back up your claim? (B)
2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques.
3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class.
4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page
Week Four: January 21
Topic: Themes/Images (section 4 out of 5 of your text)
Assignment:
1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the themes and images that your book contains. What are some of the images that are used? What do they seem to represent? Why do you think the author uses these images to convey his or her meaning?
2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques.
3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class.
4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page
Week Five: January 28 (LAST MEETING)
Topic: Responding to the Text (section 5 out of 5 of your text)
Assignment:
1. On your group's wiki page, discuss your final reflections on this book. Would you recommend it to peers? Why or why not? Has this topic been discussed more/less effectively in another book or books? Should this book be considered for the school's curriculum? (B)
2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques.
3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class.
4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page
WORLD WAR Z
Week 1:
Quotation Finder : Jason Breslow :
“It goes by many names: “The Crises,” “The Dark Years,” “The walking Plague,” as well as newer and more “hip” titles such as “World War Z” or “Z War One.”
“The bite radius and teeth marks had to have come from a small or possibly young, human being.”
“They were trapped between their infections and being rounded up and “treated” by their own government.”
“Isn’t it the only way to annihilate us as well?”
“Most of its military measures were almost line for line in step with our own”
Group Summary : Alex Tang :
We got together and David Little Hale started to discuss where we were in the book and some things some of us didn’t understand. We then started to talk about how it all started, and then we started talking about the people and characters in the book. Brian asks his questions for his weekly job and we discuss those questions and answer them. Jason discusses his quotes that he found important or interesting in the book and we we discussing why it was important or interesting.
Questions : Brian Wertheim:1) What tense is the book written in?
It is written in the past tense.
2) What are all of the characters reflecting on?
The Zombie War.
3) Where did the epidemic start?
Old Duchang, China.
4) What continent is the only place that hasn’t been infected by the epidemic so far that we know of?
Australia
5) What was Phalanx and what was it supposed to do?
Was a vaccine that didn’t work, it was supposed to prevent the epidemic from spreading.
Week 2
Jason Breslow - Questions -
Are the zombies passive or agressive? They are aggressive and will hunt the people.
Does the government evacuate people to safety? Yes they take them to a safe place.
Do they know where it all started? They know it started in China with subject zero's bite.
Are the zombies easy to kill? The only way to kill them is the brain.
Is it easy to follow the story? It isn't complicated, however the book is a mix of flashbacks, interviews and is continuously changing people and places.
Alex Tang - Leader - The language in this book is fairly easy to read. There is not too many unknown words. When reading this book, it has some vulgar language, but it is mostly conversational interviews of people who experienced zombies. Therefore, this book is fairly easy to read with only little difficulty. There are no words that we don't understand, or at least little words that aren't understood.The only thing is that same names of Place or people are some things that we don't know. This book is probably better off for 9th grade and up because of its vulgar language and interpretation of governments.
David Littlehale - Quotes - That little voice in the back of your head that just keeps squeaking "Oh shit, oh shit."
It was a f*kin' meat grinder, a wood chipper, organic matter clouding like sawdust above the horde.
They came by the thousands, spilling over the freeway guardrails, down the side streets, around the houses, through them... so many of them, their moans so loud they echoed right through our hoods.
Brian Wertheim - Summary
We discussed the topic of language in this book. We said that it has easy language to comprehend. It has parts that contain vulgar language, which is why we did not recommend it for students under 9th grade.
David shared his quotes from the section and Jason asked his questions. We discussed how to kill one of the zombies. The only way is to destroy the brain. They will continue to try to bite you even if they are missing the rest of their body. This was discussed by one of the characters as a zombie head landed on him and it continue biting, until he curb stomped it and destroyed the brain.
Week 3
Group leader - Brian Wertheim
The mood of the characters right now is bad. They are fighting endless waves of zombies and conventional methods used by the Army do not work against zombies, only against humans. Morale is low, as it looks like there is no hope for mankind.
Summary - Jason Breslow
We started by summarizing the book together. David was the main contributor and we all pitched in details. After everyone had a full understanding of what happened, we started asking each other questions. We took turns answering and when someone was confused we re-read that part and answered it. After questions we go over our parts for the week.
Brian started by bringing up the mood or tone of the book. We talked about this for a while and came to the conclusion that it is a dull tone and almost a depressing mood. Humanity looks like it is in trouble and there is death and zombies everywhere. We looked at some quotes and they were a mix of funny and horrific. After that we just talked about what can happen next. There isn't a whole lot that can happen now, just more survivors stories. The book keeps us interested though.
Quotes - Alex Tang
They were running low on supplies, thought that they could dig a tunnel under their undead attackers. What did they think this was, The Great Escape?
His moans were still echoing in my ears when I woke up.
Move your ass, you f*ing b*tch!
You take off running, jogging, or even speed walkin’.
Don’t worry about that now! Just get on the on-ramp and watch the f*ing grabbers!
Week 4
Questions- Alex Tang
Why do they call the zombies Zack?
Why do they use the civilians as bait for the zombies?
Why did they say this isn’t something you can win?
Why did the guy with a tiger own a tiger?
What was significant about the tiger?
Quotes - Brian Wertheim
“You revere the “rebel,” the “rogue,” those who stand proudly apart from the masses.”
“With each and every one, our conversation turned to the crisis: “Did you hear that the Self Defense Force has been mobilized?”; ”The government’s going to have to declare a state of emergency””
“I knew I could never make it. The exhaustion, the pain, more than anything, I think, the anger at f up so badly.”
“Suddenly we became “the Arsenal of Victory.” We were the breadbasket, the manufacturing center, the training ground, and the springboard.”
“As we raced back to the boat, my wall of calm, my sense of security came crashing down around me. I knew that missile had come from one of our subs.”
Group Leader- Jason Breslow
A theme for our book would be survival. The whole book is surviving World War Z. And at some points they are normal people’s survival stories.Survival is seen even at parts of the book where the army takes over.
Week 5
Alex Tang - Group summary - We got together and we started to discuss where we were in the book and some things some of us didn’t understand that ended the book. We then started to talk about how it all started, then about how the book ended, and the conclusion of facts and then we started talking about the people. We started talking about the funny parts of the book too. We discussed the quotes and then answered questions and that is the end of this book club.
Brian Wertheim - Questions
- Was zombie flesh toxic?
Yes- What did the armies use to help them find zombies?
They used dogs to sniff out the zombies.- At the end of the war, about how many zombies were they facing?
About 200 million zombies.- Why did the soldiers in Italy have to be careful about when they were shooting zombies in mines and other tunnel systems?
If the shot missed and struck a rock, it could spark and set the entire tunnel on fire, killing everyone.- What is the “hero city”?
It is New YorkJason Breslow - Quotes
"Two hundred million zombies"
"Everyone is a liar, everyone who claims that their campaign was the hardest of the entire war"
"At least these people let us in"
"There were mines and booby traps, some civilians, some laid during our bugout west"
"They dont blow up a human body, they take off a leg or an ankle or the family jewels"
Book Club Schedule
You should divide your book into 5 equal sections. For example, if your book has 100 pages, you should have five 20 page sections. You should read the appropriate section for each meeting.Requirements:
Groups will decide appropriate penalties for group members who fail to uphold their responsibilities.
NOTE: If your book club has three members, the roles B and C should be combined; if your book club has five members, two students should take the role of C (5 questions each).
Week One: December 17
Topic: Characters (Section 1 out of 5 of your text)
Assignment:
1. On your group's wiki page, describe the main characters in your text. What makes them interesting? What is their story or background? Why are you drawn to them? Conversely, are there any characters that you just cannot stand? Why not? (A)
2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques.
3. Person C should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page
4.Person D should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class.
Week Two: January 7
Topic: Language (Section 2 out of 5 of your text)
Assignment:
1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the type of language that your book contains. Is it easy to read? Conversational? "Classic"? Does it use a lot of words you don't understand? What grade level do you think the book is written at, and why? (B)
2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques.
3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class.
4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page
Week Three: January 14
Topic: Mood/Tone (section 3 out of 5 of your text)
Assignment:
1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the mood or tone of your book.What is the overriding emotion of this book? What examples back up your claim? (B)
2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques.
3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class.
4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page
Week Four: January 21
Topic: Themes/Images (section 4 out of 5 of your text)
Assignment:
1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the themes and images that your book contains. What are some of the images that are used? What do they seem to represent? Why do you think the author uses these images to convey his or her meaning?
2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques.
3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class.
4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page
Week Five: January 28 (LAST MEETING)
Topic: Responding to the Text (section 5 out of 5 of your text)
Assignment:
1. On your group's wiki page, discuss your final reflections on this book. Would you recommend it to peers? Why or why not? Has this topic been discussed more/less effectively in another book or books? Should this book be considered for the school's curriculum? (B)
2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques.
3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class.
4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page